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NASB | 2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be burned up. |
Subject: Why does Jesus come as a thief? |
Bible Note: Hi Kalos, Just to present an alternative view . . . One of the foundational premises here is that the wrath of God is equal to the complete destruction of the sinners, as happened during the flood, and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. This is given as a foundation to the assertion that these plagues will occur following the second coming of Jesus. The wrath, revealed from Heaven upon the ungodly during the time described in the Revelation, includes the "trumpet judgments", and the "bowl judgments". But do these judgments effect the complete destruction of the sinners out of the land? They do not. Therefore, they are not equal to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, nor are they equal to the flood. Therefore, this argument does not show a requirment that the trumpet and bowl judgments only following Jesus' second coming. There are many Scriptures that show God's wrath is revealed before Jesus' second coming. One more thing, concerning this idea that the persecution will somehow be "shortened from" 3.5 years cannot be correct. If it were, this would render Daniel 7:25 a false prophecy: ". . . and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and a dividing of a time (3.5 years)" That cannot be. The persection of these saints, beginning after the Abomination of Desolation, WILL last the full 3.5 years. It is, therefore, not "cut short" FROM 3.5 years, it is "cut short" TO 3.5 years. I do, however, heartily agree that God will remove His redeemed before He reveals His wrath, but even then, He will not turn away any who come to Him. They will, unfortunately, have missed the opportunity to escape these things that are coming upon the earth. Love in Christ, Mark |